Scotch tapen.

Brit.

/ˈskɒtʃ teɪp/, U.S.

/ˈskɑtʃ ˌteɪp/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English Scotch , tape n.¹

Etymology: < Scotch (in full Scotch Brand), a proprietary name for adhesive tape and other products + tape n.¹Scotch tape was developed by R. Drew for the U.S. company 3M (formerly Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company) in 1930. The name is often said to derive from a pejorative use of Scotch adj. (with reference to the alleged meanness of the Scots; compare Scotch adj. 2) during an incident in the course of development; compare:1961 Changing Times Nov. 40 Back to the 3M salesmen went this message from the painters: ‘Take this tape back to those Scotch bosses of yours and tell them to put adhesive all over the tape not just on the edges.’

A proprietary name for: a make of adhesive tape. Also more generally (chiefly U.S.): any adhesive tape. Cf. Sellotape n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > adhesive > [noun] > adhesive tape

adhesive tape1887

sticky tape1890

duck tape1899

passepartout1910

durex tape1932

Scotch tape1934

durex1938

Sellotape1949

duct tape1965

1934 Pop. Sci. Monthly July 107/1 In contact printing, the negative may be secured over the opening with scotchtape.

1941 E. Enright Saturdays i. 5 An old upright piano..whose rack was littered with sheets of music all patched and held together with Scotch tape.

1976 Observer 24 Oct. 28 It [sc. Sellotape] still has 75 per cent of the market over here, though in America Scotch Tape has become the generic term.

1990 Newsday (N.Y.) (Nexis) 22 Feb. 13 Sticking the painting brush through the middle of a paper plate and securing with scotch tape.

2001 N. Weinstock As long as she needs Me 227 Stapler, Scotch tape, and stamp pad were parked in a perfect line at one clean corner of his desk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scotch tape
释义	Scotch tapen. Brit. /ˈskɒtʃ teɪp/, U.S. /ˈskɑtʃ ˌteɪp/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English Scotch , tape n.¹ Etymology: < Scotch (in full Scotch Brand), a proprietary name for adhesive tape and other products + tape n.¹Scotch tape was developed by R. Drew for the U.S. company 3M (formerly Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company) in 1930. The name is often said to derive from a pejorative use of Scotch adj. (with reference to the alleged meanness of the Scots; compare Scotch adj. 2) during an incident in the course of development; compare:1961 Changing Times Nov. 40 Back to the 3M salesmen went this message from the painters: ‘Take this tape back to those Scotch bosses of yours and tell them to put adhesive all over the tape not just on the edges.’ A proprietary name for: a make of adhesive tape. Also more generally (chiefly U.S.): any adhesive tape. Cf. Sellotape n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > adhesive > [noun] > adhesive tape adhesive tape1887 sticky tape1890 duck tape1899 passepartout1910 durex tape1932 Scotch tape1934 durex1938 Sellotape1949 duct tape1965 1934 Pop. Sci. Monthly July 107/1 In contact printing, the negative may be secured over the opening with scotchtape. 1941 E. Enright Saturdays i. 5 An old upright piano..whose rack was littered with sheets of music all patched and held together with Scotch tape. 1976 Observer 24 Oct. 28 It [sc. Sellotape] still has 75 per cent of the market over here, though in America Scotch Tape has become the generic term. 1990 Newsday (N.Y.) (Nexis) 22 Feb. 13 Sticking the painting brush through the middle of a paper plate and securing with scotch tape. 2001 N. Weinstock As long as she needs Me 227 Stapler, Scotch tape, and stamp pad were parked in a perfect line at one clean corner of his desk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1934
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